Book excerpt: When Mary finds out her widowed mother is relying on her wage to run their household, Mary takes the only job she can find. She's keeping it from everyone that she's now Mrs. Claus at the department store in town. Her Amish bishop would not be impressed and neither would Nathan Miller, the man she's set her sights upon. Meanwhile, Mary's mother has a secret of her own when she embarks upon a pretend relationship to keep the Christmas matchmakers at bay. What will Mary do when she finds out what her mamm is up to? And will Mary's mother find she has more than delusions on her hands when it comes to love? Could there be a double helping of love coming for this mother and daughter duo this Christmas? A Christmas romance about life, love, and what really matters.